The Spartakist Uprising, 1919
-Began by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
-Turned a socialist group, Spartakists League into German Communist Party
-Tried to take over Berlin in January 1919
-Brutally put down by the Freikorps
-Luxemburg and Liebknecht murdered
The Kapp Putsch, 1920
- In German Putsch stands for Coup d'etat
-Freikorps are asked to disband
-Treaty of Versailles (100,000 army)
-Wolfgang Kapp march on Berlin in March 1920
-German workers save Weimer Republic- General Strike
The Freikorps
-An anti-revoluitionary volunteer force
-Army officers set it up as the army demobilizes after WW1
-Instrumental in putting down Spartakists attacking Berlin a year later
The Weimar Republic
-Democratic Government formed after WW1
-First Chancellor Friederich Ebert until 1925
-Many people feel the governments constitution was its downfall
- People mad that they followed Treaty of Versailles
-Began by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg
-Turned a socialist group, Spartakists League into German Communist Party
-Tried to take over Berlin in January 1919
-Brutally put down by the Freikorps
-Luxemburg and Liebknecht murdered
The Kapp Putsch, 1920
- In German Putsch stands for Coup d'etat
-Freikorps are asked to disband
-Treaty of Versailles (100,000 army)
-Wolfgang Kapp march on Berlin in March 1920
-German workers save Weimer Republic- General Strike
The Freikorps
-An anti-revoluitionary volunteer force
-Army officers set it up as the army demobilizes after WW1
-Instrumental in putting down Spartakists attacking Berlin a year later
The Weimar Republic
-Democratic Government formed after WW1
-First Chancellor Friederich Ebert until 1925
-Many people feel the governments constitution was its downfall
- People mad that they followed Treaty of Versailles
“The Weimar Republic, born from monarchy and followed by dictatorship, is too often viewed only in terms of its origin and what rose from its collapse. However its life was entwined with the major developments of the 20th century and, in its own terms, it speaks to us today of changes and problems that we face. It was a noble experiment and provided many lessons in both its failures and its successes. It was a Republic of those who were willing to be reasonable, to put aside short-term self interest and work for the longer-term interests of the broader community. However not enough people supported this reasonable Republic, the first democratic state in German history.” -Paul Bookbinder, historian
Summary
Germany which had been set up as a Republic after World War I was resentful and in poverty, they blamed the Weimar Republic for the Treaty of Versailles. Because of this they became desperate and this made an uprising seem like a good avenue. But after two failed attempts they soon found out that it would not be so easy without the army on their side.
Germany which had been set up as a Republic after World War I was resentful and in poverty, they blamed the Weimar Republic for the Treaty of Versailles. Because of this they became desperate and this made an uprising seem like a good avenue. But after two failed attempts they soon found out that it would not be so easy without the army on their side.